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    1 Study Questions 1. What is the symbolic importance of the lady in black and of the two lovers? These characters often appear at the same points in the novel; what is the significance of this pairing? Answer for Study Question 1 >> The lady in black represents the conventional Victorian ideal of the widowed woman. She does not embark on a life of independence after fulfilling her duties as a wife; instead‚ she devotes herself to the memory of her husband and‚ through religion‚ to his departed

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    VI. Roman Civilization Rome was a small town on the Tiber River in the central part of the Italian peninsula Rome was located in the heart of Italy and could expand in many directions Romans adopted Greeks’ alphabet‚ military techniques‚ and styles of literature‚ art‚ and architecture The Romans built a strong Republic Etruscans lived in prosperous trading cities to the north and west of Rome tribe of people who lived north of the Tiber From the Etruscans‚ Romans learned practical skills

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    During the Holocaust Victor E. Frankl‚ an Austrian neurologist and psychiatrist spent three years as a prisoner in concentration camps. His wife‚ mother‚ father‚ and brother died in the camps. Frankl was faced with extreme hunger‚ horrible living conditions‚ and debilitating diseases. Even after experiencing horrible life changing suffering he found a way to find hope and meaning to his life. He shares the psychological perspective on how everyday life in a concentration camp was interpreted in the

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    Who to blame? Fantine is like a little girl who is buying a car‚ where the car company charges high interest‚ and she ends up paying an enormous sum. In Victor Hugo’s novel Les Misérables‚ both society and Fantine are to blame for her decline‚ though society is much more at at fault than she. Firstly‚ Fantine is partially to blame since she is inexperienced and naive. Likewise‚ society is at fault because the population dehumanizes people living in poverty. Moreover‚ society is responsible because

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    Les Misérables by Victor Hugo demonstrates a very important concept about how people change. Several examples exist of individuals who thought a certain way‚ but were shown that not all is as they thought. The novel demonstrations that everyone thinks they’re right‚ but when proven wrong‚ it greatly impacts their lives and beliefs. One person who thought he could never change was the novel’s protagonist Jean Valjean. His personality vastly changed after the bishop helped him realize he didn’t

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    watch‚ the people who play in them put in hours and hours of work to become that good‚ and sometimes the road to get there is not always easy. Two special stories of the path to greatness can be found in the Norton Field Guide. Marlen Esparza and Victor Cruz have very different stories‚ play different sports and have different backgrounds‚ but both ultimately go through hardships to become role models and achieve greatness. Summary The first story Marlen Esparza: Going the Distance tells the story

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    California DMV written test #1 1. It is illegal for a person 21years of age or older to drive with a blood alcohol concentration (bac) that is _____ or higher. a. 0.08%- Eight hundredths of one percent 2. You must notify DMV within 5 days if you: a. Sell or transfer your vehicle. 3. Highways are typically most slippery: a. When it first starts to rain after a dry spell. 4. A police officer is signaling you to continue driving through a red traffic light. What should you do? a. Do as the

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    Fintan 302 Elective History – Alternative Assessment Assignment [15m] Activity You are a non-German journalist reporting on reactions to the Treaty of Versailles. You may use information from your textbook and other sources for your article. You should include: A headline for your newspaper article The terms of the Treaty and reactions to them Take note of the following: Your article should not be more than 2 pages. It should be type written (Arial 11) and you

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    On the Cutting Edge: US Airways and Their Need for a Technological Advantage Sean Pottorff American Military University The technological environment in business is one environment that can tip the balance for a company. It could be that one big breakthrough that sends them above the competition. It could also be a blunder so huge that the company tanks and goes bankrupt. It is no surprise then‚ the amount of decision-making accompany has to go through before creating‚ innovating‚ or implementing

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    Part X Types of non-verbal messages in the video In this Mr. Bean video‚ we can trace different types of non-verbal communication such as eye communication‚ facial communication and body communication. In the following paragraph‚ I will explain each of them in detail. Let’s get started with the eye communication found from the movie clip. In the movie clip‚ Mr. Bean heavily relied on eye contact to communicate with others. For example‚ he expanded his pupils and starred at the airport police when

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